The King insists on a look and feel, as would any prestigious royal figure, except of course for King Kong’s gay younger brother, Archduke Kong. (From the 1976 version of the ape saga.)
It’s amazing to see the progress in special effects in the past two decades or so. The latest Kong flick is quite terrifying, but this 1976 version wasn’t much more convincing than the original. That ape hand is more risible than frightening.